Founded 1855 in Newark as Newark Normal School as a teachers college, In 1913 name changed to New Jersey State Normal School when state took control of college, changed again to New Jersey State Teachers College in 1937, moved to 150-acre Union campus 1958, on land acquired from Kean family and adjacent to Liberty Hall, home constructed before Revolutionary War by NJ's first state Governor, William Livingston, and resided in by descendants in Livingston and Kean families, including former Governor Thomas H. Kean>Liberty Hall acquired 2007 from Kean family, now operated by foundation and University as Liberty Hall Museum> Third largest public university in NJ behind Rutgers and Montclair State, largest producer of teachers in state, first comprehensive program dedicated to development of new mathematics, science and technology teachers and researchers--NJ Center for Science Technology and Mathematics> 52 undergraduate and 35 graduate programs, with over 85 options for graduate study including doctoral programs in psychology and education leadership> Traditional liberal arts program, as well as special emphasis in health professions, including medical technology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, medical records administration> Master’s programs in Arts; Public Administration; Science; Science in Nursing; Social Work; Professional Diploma in School Psychology> Also operates Kean Ocean, satellite campus in Toms River in partnership with Ocean County College, students completing associate’s degree can continue study for Kean bachelor’s degree> Ranked #1 in 'Best Dorms' among all NJ public universities in 2015-16 survey by Niche.com; named 2017 as most affordable tuition of Top 10 Best Online Colleges in NJ by ValueColleges.com, offers online degree programs in business, criminal justice and nursing> Announced 2014 establishment of Wenzhou-Kean University in China, dual degree-granting, English-speaking, Chinese-American institution jointly sponsored by Kean and Wenzhou University of China> President Dawood Farahi elected 2003 as 17th president, previously professor and chair of Department of Public Administration during 20-year career at Kean, provoked controversy 2014 for $219,000 purchase of Chinese conference table, other decisions to establish restaurant on campus, also prior admission of inaccuracies on resume